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what is the cause of destructive waves

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long fetch, more wind, higher waves

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what is storm surges

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see rises and surges towards coast and causes flooding

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what is concordant and discordant coast line

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concordant parallel to waves
discordant perpendicular to waves.

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what is a meander

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middle part of the river and it curves

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how does a river transport its load

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traction - (tractor)

water bushes rock along river bed rolling the rocks along river

saltation- (salty popcorn bounces)
rocks/ sand bounce along flowing waters, rocks carries and dropped along river bed.

solution- dissolved into the river

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differences between upper course and lower course of river

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upper course - (high) narrow and shallow, little trickle of water ( slow flowing )
down the mountain( STEEP ) it become bigger and deeper. a

lower course- flat, wider and deeper carrying rocks and boulders, eroding away land deepening river =, other rivers join it it increases in river speed

down the mountain if is on fast lands wearer ox bow lakes, meanders

meats the sea at river delta and estuary

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name different pasts of the uk

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asses the impacts geology has had on uk physical landscape

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